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CHAPTER 14..

COLLECTIONS-SENDING CLAIMS OUT OF STATE.

Senate Bill No. 21.

AN ACT to prevent the assignment, transferring or sending of claims to persons, companies or corporations out of the State of Oklahoma for the purpose of collecting the same against persons within the State of Oklahoma or which are thereafter attempted to be collected, and fixing a penalty for the violation of the same; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma: Sending certain claims out of state for collection-punishment.

Section 1. That whosoever, whether principal, agent or attorney, sends or causes to be sent to persons, companies or corporations out of the State of Oklahoma, any claim for debt to he collected by proceedings in attachment, garnishment, or other mense process, or which is thereafter attempted to be collected, when the creditor, debtor and person or corporation owing for the earnings intended to be reached by such proceedings in attachment or garnishment, are each and all within the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Oklahoma, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined for each and every claim so sent in a sum of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), nor less than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

Transfer of same with such intent-punishment.

Section 2. Whosoever, directly or indirectly, assigns or transfers any claim or debt against a citizen of Oklahoma for the purpose of having the same collected by proceedings in attachment, garnishment or other process, or which is thereafter attempted to be so collected out of the wages or personal earnings of the debtor, in courts outside of the State of Oklahoma, when the creditor, the debtor, and the person or corporation owing the money intended to be reached by the proceedings in attachment or garnishment, are all within the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Oklahoma, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), nor less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment in the county jail of not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Forfeiture to debtor aggrieved.

Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of the foregoing sections shall become liable to the debtor aggrieved by such action, or to his assigns, in a sum equal to the amount of the account claimed against such debtor, together with an amount equal to any actual expense, including attorney's fees, which such debtor may have been subjected to in obtaining judgment under the provisions of this section. The right of action granted under this section may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction by proceedings as in civil actions.

Approved February 18, 1910.

CHAPTER 15.

GAME-POSITIONS CREATED IN FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT.

Senate Bill No. 45.

(A Bill to be entitled)

AN ACT establishing positions in the Fish and Game Department of the
State of Oklahoma.

Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma:
Positions created.

Section 1. The following positions are hereby created and established in the Fish and Game Department of the state.

The position of record and license clerk at a salary of $1,200.00 per annum, payable monthly.

The position of stenographer at a salary of $900.00 per annum, payable monthly.

The position of book-keeper at a salary of $900.00 per annum, payable monthly.

Approved February 18, 1910.

CHAPTER 16.

PUBLIC LANDS-"PUBLIC BUILDING FUND."
Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 43.

AN ACT providing for the creation and management of the public building fund, and repealing sections 1, 2 and 3 of article 3 of the Session Laws of 1909; the same being an act to provide for the issuance of patents upon the sale of certain public lands; for the taking of mortgages to secure deferred payments and utilize the proceeds thereof, and make an appropriation to carry this act into effect: and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted By the People of the State of Oklahoma:

Public building fund created.

Section 1. All moneys heretofore or hereafter received from the sale or rentals of section 33 and lands granted in lieu thereof, the same being lands granted to the State of Oklahoma for charitable and penal institutions and public buildings, shall constitute and be known as the "Public Building Fund."

Warrants against fund-requisites.

Section 2. Warrants shall be issued against the public building fund in denominations of $500.00 each and in series of $75,000.00 each. They shall bear interest at the rate of five (5) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first day of May and November of each year; each series shall be consecutively numbered, beginning with number one (1), and each warrant belonging to each series shall be likewise consecutively numbered from one (1) to one hundred fifty (150) inclusive. Attached to each warrant shall be coupons numbered consecutively with the series and number of the warrant to which it is attached, for the payment of the interest as provided for in this act, at the office of the State Treasurer or at the fiscal agency of this state in New York City. The State Auditor shall, on or before the first day of April, 1910, issue public building warrants made payable to bearer and place in the hands of the State Treasurer for sale under the provisions of this act such warrants to the amount of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00); the form of said warrants shall be prescribed by said State Auditor in compliance with the provisions of this act. The aggregate amount of warrants authorized by this act shall not exceed the sum of two million twenty-five thousand dollars ($2,025,000.00).

Series No. 1 shall mature on May 1st, 1912.
Series No. 2 shall mature on May 1st, 1913.
Series No. 3 shall mature on May 1st, 1914.

Series No. 4 shall mature on May 1st, 1915.

Series No. 5 shall mature on May 1st, 1916.

Series No. 6 shall mature on May 1st, 1917.
Series No. 7 shall mature on May 1st, 1918.
Series No. 8 shall mature on May 1st, 1919.
Series No. 9 shall mature on May 1st, 1920.
Series No. 10 shall mature on May 1st, 1921.
Series No. 11 shall mature on May 1st, 1922.
Series No. 12 shall mature on May 1st, 1923.
Series No. 13 shall mature on May 1st, 1924.
Series No. 14 shall mature on May 1st, 1925.
Series No. 15 shall mature on May 1st, 1926.
Series No. 16 shall mature on May 1st, 1927.
Series No. 17 shall mature on May 1st, 1928.
Series No. 18 shall mature on May 1st, 1929.
Series No. 19 shall mature on May 1st, 1930.
Series No. 20 shall mature on May 1st, 1931.
Series No. 21 shall mature on May 1st, 1932.
Series No. 22 shall mature on May 1st, 1933.
Series No. 23 shall mature on May 1st, 1934.
Series No. 24 shall mature on May 1st, 1935.
Series No. 25 shall mature on May 1st, 1936.
Series No. 26 shall mature on May 1st, 1937.

Series No. 27 shall mature on May 1st, 1938.

Sale of warrants.

Section 3. As soon as said warrants shall have been delivered to the State Treasurer he shall receive sealed bids for the purchase of said warrants or any part thereof, which bids shall be opened publicly at his office on the 25th day of April, 1910. The Treasurer shall give notice of such sale by advertisement for ten days beginning not less than thirty (30) days before the day of said sale, in at least two daily newspapers published in this state and in at least one newspaper published in each of the cities of St. Louis. Chicago and New York, or in lieu thereof, some financial journal published in any or each of the aforesaid cities. But no warrant shall be sold for less than par and accrued interest. All sales of warrants made by the Treasurer under the provisions of this act shall be for delivery on the first day of May or of November, next thereafter. He shall sell at par to the officers of the state, or of any municipality thereof, having charge of any sinking fund, who may make application for the purchase of warrants for the purpose of investing said sinking funds therein. All other sales shall be to the highest bidder.

Deposit by bidders.

Section 4. Any bidder may offer to purchase any series or any part of any series offered for sale under the provisions of this act and shall accompany his bid by a deposit in cash or a certified check of some responsible banking institution for two per cent. of the amount bid, which deposit so made shall, if any bid be rejected, or if any bid be accepted, and the bidder carry out the terms of purchase, according to the terms of bids, be returned to said bidder, otherwise, to be forfeited to the state.

Proceeds of sale-construction of public buildings.

Section 5. The proceeds of the sale of warrants authorized by this act shall be paid into the State Treasury and used for the payment of the construction of charitable and penal institutions and public buildings as provided in this act. All claims for the construction of such institutions and buildings shall be approved as provided by law, and paid by the State Treasurer out of the proceeds of public building warrants upon warrants issued by the State Auditor.

Same-estimates by board.

Section 6. On or before the first day of September and of March of each year, a board, composed of the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer, shall make an estimate of the amount necessary to pay for the construction of such charitable and penal institutions and public buildings authorized by the Legislature, out of the public building fund, and shall certify same to the State Auditor; the State Auditor shall, thereupon, issue public building warrants and deliver same to the State Treasurer, in the amount sufficient to cover said estimate, which shall be sold on some day fixed by said board and after like advertisement as required by section 3.

Corporate and public funds may be invested in warrants.

Section 7. Any bank, trust or insurance company, organized under the laws of this state, may invest its capital and surplus in warrants issued under the provisions of this act. The officers having charge of any sinking fund of the state or of any

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